Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 03:06
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1,104
102% 849 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 109
Reflection 118
Parallax 113
89% 113 fps
Gravity 108
Splatting 98
90% 103 fps
Poor: 73% Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 361 360 358 347 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,007
Write 674
Mixed 496
SusWrite 323
139% 625 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 40.4
158% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 505
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 420
361% 525 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 134%
Great: 142%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
350GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 96 96 97 89 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 43
Write 78.7
Mixed 49
SusWrite 92.9
48% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 25
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
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System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $410
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